Primary and Secondary Schools: 1,400 Teachers Will Not Be Replaced

Thus, it is expected that the number of teachers in state primary and secondary schools, from 3 948 to 2 534 or the non-replacement of some 1,400 jobs. For each year, the Department of Public Service conducts an audit of its resources and therefore decides whether there is need to recruit or not. "The reduction in staff Will take up Progressively as officers are vacated," notes does it on a document from that department.

Level unions, we did not understand this decision and it says that this may affect the functioning of schools.

Nahendranath Gopee, president of the Federation of Civil Service & Other Unions (FCSOU) reported a lack of teachers in some schools staff. He attributes this to a fiscal transfer hastily and without scientific evidence. An opinion shared Suttyhudeo Tengur, president of the Government Hindi Teachers Union (GHTU). "In 1976, there were 1,200 teachers Hindi. Today there are only 500. The student-teacher ratio is 80:1, which is unfortunate, "he has said.

In contrast, other institutions are better off this year. Among these include the police force, Fire Services, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Ministry of Gender Equality and the Ministry of Social Security, among others.